Felt Christmas Trees

I love these felt Christmas trees! They are great for kids to play with this time of the year; especially for those little fingers that like to touch the real tree. These were pretty simple to create once I had the 

design down. I did have to make several different trips to the craft store as it was hard to make a list for every little item that I needed up front, but hopefully you can avoid that part!

I first freehanded the tree on a piece of poster board. You can make yours as round or as pointy as you'd like. You only have to draw 1/2 a tree as you will fold the felt in half; this way each side will be symmetrical. I made green and white trees, so whichever color you think would look better in your house. I also found it to be cheaper if you buy the felt by the yard instead of the 3'x3' pre-cut square they sell in the felt aisle.

Next I found clipart ornaments online that I liked and printed them out on cardstock. After cutting out my cardstock templates, I traced them on various colored felt sheets with a Sharpie. You can make them as colorful as you would like or stick with just a couple different colors. I added extra details to a few of the ornaments as you can see below. The zig-zag ribbon and tiny pom-pom balls were inexpensive, but made such a difference! On the large present I glued ribbon around the top and curled it with scissors. 

Once your ornaments are all done, find a great spot to hang your tree. I used poster tape to hang it, but you could use tacks or nails or whatever else you have lying around the house. Here is the finished look. My kids love playing with it and I hope yours do too!